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Coal is one of the world's fastest growing energy sources. It fuels almost 40% of electricity worldwide with even higher percentages in several countries. However coal is also the most unclean energy source in the world. Upon burning coal releases a number of problem pollutants such as mercury sulfur nitrogen and carbon dioxide. These pollutants are not only harmful to breathe in but are also avid greenhouse gases and contribute significantly to global warming.
Clean Coal Technologies (CCTs) are defined as technologies that enhance both the efficiency and the environmental acceptability of coal extraction preparation and use. CCTs reduce emissions and waste and increase the amount of energy gained from each ton of coal. CCTs can reduce greenhouse emissions from any industrial or mining process involving coal but the international priority is reducing carbon dioxide emissions from coal-based electricity generation.
There are two basic strategies to achieve this:
- Increasing the efficiency of electricity generation plants (a one percent improvement in thermal efficiency can yield two to three percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions).
This approach will not work in isolation because a short-term reduction in emissions will be counteracted by the increasing demand for electricity;
- Capturing emissions and storing them underground (sequestration). This strategy is the mostimportant in terms of achieving large reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from coalbased power generation. Sequestration is supported by coal gasification technologies which can deliver a relatively pure stream of carbon dioxide lending itself to capture and storage.
Clean Coal Technologies - the products of research and development conducted over the past 20 years - have resulted in more than twenty new lower-cost more efficient and environmentally compatible technologies for electric utilities steel mills cement plants and other industries.
Looking at the growing popularity of these technologies and of this industry Energy Business Report presents an in-depth analysis of all the various technologies involved in cleaning coal and protecting the environment. This report on Clean Coal Technologies analyzes upcoming and present day technologies such as gasification combustion and others. This report looks at the various technological aspects economic aspects and the various programs involved in promoting these emerging green technologies.
Hard Copy: US$ 597.00
Global Site License: US$ 1797.00
Coal is one of the world's fastest growing energy sources. It fuels almost 40% of electricity worldwide with even higher percentages in several countries. However coal is also the most unclean energy source in the world. Upon burning coal releases a number of problem pollutants such as mercury sulfur nitrogen and carbon dioxide. These pollutants are not only harmful to breathe in but are also avid greenhouse gases and contribute significantly to global warming.
Clean Coal Technologies (CCTs) are defined as technologies that enhance both the efficiency and the environmental acceptability of coal extraction preparation and use. CCTs reduce emissions and waste and increase the amount of energy gained from each ton of coal. CCTs can reduce greenhouse emissions from any industrial or mining process involving coal but the international priority is reducing carbon dioxide emissions from coal-based electricity generation.
There are two basic strategies to achieve this:
- Increasing the efficiency of electricity generation plants (a one percent improvement in thermal efficiency can yield two to three percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions).
This approach will not work in isolation because a short-term reduction in emissions will be counteracted by the increasing demand for electricity;
- Capturing emissions and storing them underground (sequestration). This strategy is the mostimportant in terms of achieving large reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from coalbased power generation. Sequestration is supported by coal gasification technologies which can deliver a relatively pure stream of carbon dioxide lending itself to capture and storage.
Clean Coal Technologies - the products of research and development conducted over the past 20 years - have resulted in more than twenty new lower-cost more efficient and environmentally compatible technologies for electric utilities steel mills cement plants and other industries.
Looking at the growing popularity of these technologies and of this industry Energy Business Report presents an in-depth analysis of all the various technologies involved in cleaning coal and protecting the environment. This report on Clean Coal Technologies analyzes upcoming and present day technologies such as gasification combustion and others. This report looks at the various technological aspects economic aspects and the various programs involved in promoting these emerging green technologies.
Contents
Executive SummaryIndustry Background
What is Coal?
Historical Background of Coal
Composition of Coal
Types of Coal
Environmental Effects of Coal
Managing Wastes from Coal
Coal Supply and Demand
Introduction to Clean Coal
What is Clean Coal?
Byproducts of Clean Coal
Uses of Clean Coal
Support and Opposition
Price of Clean Coal
Examining Clean Coal Technologies
Coal Washing
Advanced Pollution Control Systems
Reducing SO2
Reducing NOx
Advanced Power Generating Systems
Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Units
Pulverized Coal Combustion (PCC)
Characteristics
Unit Size
Thermal Efficiency
Flue Gas Cleaning/Emissions
Residues
Carbon Capture and Storage
Producing Oxygen for Oxyfuel and IGCC
Economics and R&D
Capture and Separation of Carbon
Dioxide
Storage and Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide
Industry Trends
Industry Initiatives
Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI)
Clean Coal Technology Program
Coal21
Program Background
National Action Plan
Outlook
Case Studies
China
Technologies
Gap Between China and Developed Countries
FutureGen78
Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority
Project Description
Results
Project Summary
Environmental Performance
Operational Performance
Economic Performance
Commercial Applications
Contacts
The Ohio Power Company
Project Objective
Project Description
Results
Project Summary
Environmental Performance
Operational Performance
Economic Performance
Commercial Applications
SaskPower
JEA Large-Scale CFB Combustion Demonstration Project
Peabody and White Energy
Future Fuels Building Clean Coal
Project in Pennsylvania
Appendix
Glossary
About the Publisher
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